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China’s commodity imports were surprisingly strong in September, despite the overall weakness in inbound shipments and the sharp softening in export growth. In fact, iron ore imports hit a 2024 high, copper jumped sharply and coal (thermal coal mostly) topped previous all-time highs. Oil imports were the only marked weakness as demand softens and the […]

The Australian sharemarket surged to a record high at the opening on Tuesday, driven by optimistic sentiment from Wall Street. At 11:40am, the S&P/ASX 200 is 0.82 per cent higher at 8,320.40. The SPI futures are pointing to a rise of 63 points. Best and worst performers The best-performing sector is Financials, up 1.19 per

To register for Friday’s webinar click here. African Gold (ASX:A1G) has announced results from the recently completed diamond drillhole,the second out of six drilled on the Blaffo Guetto prospect, on the Company’s Didievi Gold Project. The drilling program was designed to test possible extension of the gold lodes and to infill previous drilling on gold

Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) looks to have secured a large enough funding package to help it navigate the ongoing downturn in lithium. Even after repaying two existing debts totaling more than half a billion dollars, the new $1 billion facility, along with over $1 billion in cash on hand, will provide the country’s largest independent lithium

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average reached new records on Monday as investors looked ahead to the next round of key corporate earnings. The broad market index climbed 0.77 per cent to 5,859.85, while the 30-stock Dow advanced by 201.36 points to 43,065.22. Both averages set all-time highs and closed at record levels,

More evidence suggests that the Chinese economy is weak, and the patchy stimulus measures announced in the past two weeks may be too little, too late. Over the weekend, consumer price growth slowed alarmingly, with the economy again hovering on the edge of a return to deflation. For manufacturers and producers, deflation deepened once more

Weebit Nano Limited (ASX:WBT) Chairman Dadi Perlmutter discusses the company’s innovative ReRAM technology as a superior alternative to flash memory. ReRAM has huge market potential, usable in devices from cars to smartphones. Abbey Phillipps: I’m Abbey Phillipps with the Finance News Network, and today I’m talking with Chairman David, aka “Dadi”, Perlmutter, from Weebit Nano

Treasury Wine Estates (ASX:TWE) has agreed to pay $65m to settle two class action lawsuits related to its profit downgrade at the start of 2020. The amount will be met out of available insurance proceeds. TWE said the settlement was a “commercial decision” with “no admission of liability”. The court proceedings were started after TWE

Hiremii Limited (ASX:HMI) Managing Director and CEO Andrew Hornby discusses revolutionising recruitment through AI integration, touching on the company’s revenue growth, international expansion, and opportunities in the resources and energy sectors. Hamish McCathie: Welcome back to Table for Two, where we delve into the minds of industry leaders shaping the future. Today we’re joined by